Copy-holder.



PATENTED JUNE 2,1903.

J. A. MURPHY. COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1903.

NOMODEL.

UNITED STATES v Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT @rrrcn.

JOHN A. MURPHY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,955, dated June 2, 1903. Application filed April'3, 1903. $eria1No. 150,873. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. MURPITY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a copy-holder for supporting stenographers note books and embodying a liner-indicator adapted to traverse the page of'the book from which copy is being made; and the invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a perspective view of my copyholder with a note-book indicatedin dotted lines as positioned therein. Fig. II is a crosssection taken on line II II, Fig. I. Fig. III is a vertical section taken on line III III, Fig. I.

which is provided with a rear upturned lip 2 and a forward upturned lip 3. This base is preferably constructed of sheet metal, and the upturned lip 3 is provided with an eye 4, extending longitudinally thereof, formed by curling the lip, as seen in Figs. I and III. Swingingly mounted in the eye 4 is a yoke consisting of a central pivot portion 5 and two arms 6, that are bent at an angle to the pivot portion to extend in parallel lines, as

' allel lines, as seen in Fig. II, and the ends of' seen in Fig. I.

7 designates a line-indicator of loop form and by which the yoke-arms 6 are embraced. The sides of this line-indicator extend in parthe loop fit loosely against the yoke-arm 6, in contact with which the line-indicator travels. The line-indicator being of loop form and bearing against only the outer' surfaces of the yoke-arms is adapted to move freely on said arms by a slight pressure upon its upper side when resting against a notebook, as seen in the supporting yoke-arms. 1 designates the base of the copy-holder,

Fig. I. The ends of the note-book are sus tained by the upturned lips 2 and 3, and when the yoke-arms 6 are positioned, as seen in Fig. I, the page of the book from which copy is being made is held from movement by the line-indicator, which may be caused to travel downwardly over the face of said page by slightpressure,.as stated. The yoke by which the line indicator is supported and held bement of the line-indicator, said arms may be sprung outwardly or inwardly to afford just the requisite bearing-support for the line-indicator to accomplish its proper working on 'I claim as my invention- I 1. In a copy-holder, the combination of a base, a yoke swingingly mountedin said base and having arms, and a loop line-indicator embracing said yoke-arms, substantially as set forth.

2. In a copy-holder, the combination of a base having upturned'lips, a yoke swingingly mounted in one of said lips and having arms,

and a line-indicator of loop form embracing said yoke-arms, substantially as set forth.

3. In a copy-holder, the combination of a base having a rear upturned lip, a forward upturned'lip provided with an eye, a yoke having its central portion positioned in said eye and having arms projecting-from said central portion, and a line-indicator of loop form embracing said yoke-arms, substantially as set forth.

JOHN A. MURPHY.

In presence of- ,E. S. KNIGHT,

BLnNoHE HOGAN. 

